Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) and Global Medical REIT (NYSE:GMRE) Financial Survey

Global Medical REIT (NYSE:GMRE) and Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Global Medical REIT and Four Corners Property Trust’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Medical REIT	$141.05 million	4.16	$20.61 million	$0.23	38.87
Four Corners Property Trust	$250.61 million	8.97	$95.34 million	$1.07	22.84

Four Corners Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Global Medical REIT. Four Corners Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Medical REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Global Medical REIT has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Global Medical REIT and Four Corners Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Medical REIT	13.77%	3.54%	1.50%
Four Corners Property Trust	37.44%	7.65%	3.97%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Global Medical REIT and Four Corners Property Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Medical REIT	0	0	1	0	3.00
Four Corners Property Trust	0	0	2	0	3.00

Global Medical REIT currently has a consensus target price of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 25.84%. Four Corners Property Trust has a consensus target price of $26.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.75%. Given Global Medical REIT’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Global Medical REIT is more favorable than Four Corners Property Trust.

Dividends

Global Medical REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Global Medical REIT pays out 365.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Four Corners Property Trust pays out 129.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

57.5% of Global Medical REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Global Medical REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Four Corners Property Trust beats Global Medical REIT on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Global Medical REIT

Global Medical REIT Inc. (GMRE) is a net-lease medical office real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and acquires healthcare facilities and leases those facilities to physician groups and regional and national healthcare systems.

About Four Corners Property Trust

FCPT, headquartered in Mill Valley, CA, is a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the ownership, acquisition and leasing of restaurant and retail properties. The Company seeks to grow its portfolio by acquiring additional real estate to lease, on a net basis, for use in the restaurant and retail industries.